Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-02


Rome, Found Guilty of cheating aud
svindlnis-rhe sheGmsn Rioters SEN
fenced to Long Terms of ImprlSon-
meDt.
GEORGIA.
Brunswick is to have cotton compress
to cost 100000.
The brunswick Advertiser and Appeal
will begin the publication Of daily THIS
week.
About 200 negroes left Augusta Thurs
day night for 6o0dwater, Ala, 10 WORK
on the new railroad.
Five per cent. bonds Of the city OF At
lanta, falling due in 1892, were sold at
auction at Atlanta Friday for SIG.
The dwelling house belonging to
Thomas Wells, three miles from Alapada,
was burned on Tuesday night. IL Is sup
posed to have caught by accident. Inc
building was small. Tue loss ie $500.
AT Rome Friday J. c. White, who failed
several days since, and who was suhse-
quently arrested, charged by several
creditors with cheating and swlndllng,
was found guilty in the City Court.
Sentence was suspended
Deputy Collector and Marshal Godfrey
seized Wednesday copper still, cap,
worm, ETC., in Rabun county, near Cav
ton, the property OF Newton English. w.
&. Bradshaw was arrested. " mo was COM
mitted TO Jail in default OF bond.
The Markham House at Atlanta is
offered tor sale. The sub-leases usually
nay half the annual rental, which mas
never been G., than $4,000. The three
stores rent separateyefor over 81 600
The ground alone. 1853 by 1876 feet, iSwOrth
$40. 600, and the building cost more than
that sum.
In addition to the delegates already ap-
pointed 10 represent Georgia at the Far
mers' Convention in Washington, Jan.
10, Hon. j. 7, HendersF. COMMISSIONS
of Agriculture, has appointed hon. Ii. II.
Carlton. Hon James 5. BoynLon and Mr..
W. r. Towers. The delegates will leave
Atlanta Jan. 9.
At Watkinsville the only barroom in
the town closed Friday night for good.
Ordinary Thrasher, however, has declared
the result in Oconee wet, and the matter
is in urt. This will postpone the exc
cution OF prohibition in the county proba-
bly, until May l. Watkinsvllle refuses to
license barToOms.
III. Nj. Hirsch having resigned the posi-
ton of Secretary and Treasurer and Man
aver of the Muscogee Cotton Seed Oil
Mill, at Columbus, Amory Dexter has
been elected to nil the vacancy. The
change created a vacancy In the Presi-
dency, which Capt. I. f. Blanchard has
been elected to fill.
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan is in Atlanta en-
ioying briet respite from the literary
labors which have occupied her in New
York, and TO which she will return very
soon. Monday Mrs. B. Il. Abbott will
tender Mrs. Bryan reception at the ele-
CANT residence Of Col. and Mrs. Abbott
on Peachtree street.
At Dallas G. W. Ragsdale lost his gin
house, engine house and eleven bales Of
seed cotton, burned on Wednesday night
last. The fire orr ginated in the engine
house, and when discovered was under
such Roadway that nothing could be
saved. Loss $500. The cotton belonged
TO w. A. Ragsdale aud q. W. Ragsdale
Mrs. A. d. Smith, Of Atlanta, surprised
q burglar in her parlor. Drawing a pts.
tol she pointe it at his head and marched
him down the street until she met pc.
liceman, who took her prisoner in charge.
About three weeks ago burglar at
tempted to enter her residence through
the window and sbe fred at MIN three
times, frightening him away.
Augusta reports that Thomas Hayden,
news agent, Operating on the Port Royal
and Augusta and Knoxville railroads
skipped Town Thursday night. He owed
quite large amount OF money to differ.
eat merchants VINO had credited him, md
sod out mis- stock ard skipped town t.
get out OF paying them. 1t is supposed
that he went to Jacksonville, Fla
The gin house, saw mill M other ma
chinery of Messrs. Walters & White, al
Lebanon Mills, was destroyed by fire. sad
IN ii five bales of cotton and severa ~
sand feet OF lumber &stabgrned. Pin
was originated by little p~th nart,sa
work in the gin, getting the linrS
clothes on tlre and running into th&e
house. The loss is $4,000 with no iiftl.
ance.
w. p. Smith, Of Lowades county. is il
Macon waiting to have patterns OF "A new
cotton planter completed at Findlay''
iron works. The new planter Was in
vented by Henry +. Miley, of Hahira
and is simply an attachment to an ordi
nary plcw. The invention is pronounced
meritorlous by those who know, and wa
perfected last October. DIR. Smith il
arranging 10 put it ON s.Re,sganerket.
Miss Mamie FlaudG M-rAIacon. paiC
visit to NFlet ttaTT sk ny: and a. while re
tsinipg nd CarIsle.,ngp V worth 500 con
valuable turSNrUfse ring and quite a sun
oil money. she thought she had lett 1t il
Atlanta. She so advertised, but 1t turned
out that she mad lost it in a car comm.
from Atlanta TO Macon. The conducto
found it, aud it was returned to the lady
much TO her qualification.
There are number OF fine mills in Geo
nee county. Prices mill on the Apa
lacbee is fine piece Of p-bperty. Ther
there is McRae's mill on Porter's creek
w. j. Elders on Rose creek and White't
on Calps creek. Hodges mill urSRar
ber's creek is very fine one/Just
several water gins in thegghIs- al La
Watson has a steam gin near Watkins
willie. and gins 500 bales year, and Dr
Hester has steam gin at Salem.
Mr.. PITTS, who lives near Puckett's, wa
attending a Christmas tree at Pickett
last Friday morning, and, during tue ex
ercises large negro, as black as tn
s.ace of spades,p came by and stole Mr.
Pitts mule. The next day he was on
countered by Mr.. Pitts son at Senois
trying TO sell tie mule. A lively chas
ensued; and SIX miles below Senoia tn
negro and The mule were captured, an
now he lies in Jail awaiting Coweta Su
perior Court.
At Baruesvllle the bad blood between
Representative Gardner and A. A. Muir
phey still continues. Mr.. Murphey las
week published in the Gazette lette
giving his version of the Atlanta rencOn
ire. This week Gardner replies IN Ian
guage which is quite salty. The disput
mas been taken up by the adherents O
- ks.a a.